The invention relates to a computer-implemented method, a system, and a computer program product for predicting the properties of a coating layer CL or transmission and/or reflection properties of a substrate being coated with a coating layer CL and optionally at least one further coating layer. The invention also relates to the use of the inventive computer-implemented method for screening coating layers CL or coated substrates comprising at least one coating layer CL and optionally at least one further coating layer according to at least one criterion. Moreover, the invention relates to a substrate being coated with a coating layer CL and at least one further coating layer, wherein the transmission and/or reflection property of the substrate was derived with the inventive computer-implemented method. Finally, the invention relates to a client device for generating a request to initiate the prediction of at least one property of a coating layer CL or at least one transmission and/or reflection property of a substrate being coated with a coating layer CL and optionally at least one further coating layer at a server device.